UNFPA Dominican Republic

During the last five years, the Dominican Republic has achieved macroeconomic stability, despite the global financial crisis. Despite this achievement, challenges persist in reducing poverty and increasing the coverage of basic services. The maternal mortality ratio in the Dominican Republic is almost double the regional average. The programme concentrates on strategic and urgent issues, such as universal access to sexual and reproductive health services, the promotion of sex education, and the use of demographic data in policymaking and in efforts to combat gender-based violence and reduce maternal mortality.

Key results in Dominican Republic between 2014 and 2017

Select strategic plan results achieved between 2014 and 2017, with the support of UNFPA

Population Analysis

Population Situation Analysis implemented

Data platforms

National population-data platforms established, that are publicly accessible online

Data capacity

National statistical authorities had the capacity to analyse and use disaggregated data on adolescents and youth, with support from UNFPA

Minimum Initial Services Package

Dominican Republic had the capacity to implement the Minimum Initial Service Package at the onset of a crisis

Programme Activities

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Core

Non - core

Year:

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Adolescents and youth

Gender equality

Evidence-based policymaking

Organizational effectiveness

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Adolescents and youth

Gender equality

Evidence-based policymaking

Organizational effectiveness

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Adolescents and youth

Gender equality

Evidence-based policymaking

Organizational effectiveness

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Adolescents and youth

Gender equality

Organizational effectiveness

Analysis on population dynamics

Dominican Republic 2017 Programme Activities data

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Increased availability and use of integrated sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning, maternal health and HIV) that are gender-responsive and meet human rights standards for quality of care and equity in access

Total Spending:

$290420

Implemented by:

UNFPA $290420 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (95%)
Non-core Resources (5%)

Family planning

Increased national capacity to strengthen enabling environments, increase demand for and supply of modern contraceptives and improve quality family planning services that are free of coercion, discrimination and violence

Increased national capacity to provide sexual and reproductive health services in humanitarian settings

Total Spending:

$89888

Implemented by:

UNFPA $89888 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100%)

Adolescents and youth

Increased priority on adolescents, especially on very young adolescent girls, in national development policies and programmes, particularly increased availability of comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health

Total Spending:

$82338

Implemented by:

UNFPA $82338 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100%)

Adolescents and youth

Increased national capacity to conduct evidence-based advocacy for incorporating adolescents and youth and their human rights/needs in national laws, policies, programmes, including in humanitarian settings

Total Spending:

$54668

Implemented by:

UNFPA $54668 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100%)

Sexuality education

Increased national capacity to design and implement community and school based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programmes that promote human rights and gender equality

Total Spending:

$27670

Implemented by:

UNFPA $27670 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100%)

Gender equality

Advanced gender equality, women’s and girls’ empowerment, and reproductive rights, including for the most vulnerable and marginalized women, adolescents and youth

Total Spending:

$6367

Implemented by:

UNFPA $6367 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100%)

Ending harmful practices

Increased capacity to prevent gender-based violence and harmful practices and enable the delivery of multisectoral services, including in humanitarian settings

Strengthened national policies and international development agendas through integration of evidence-based analysis on population dynamics and their links to sustainable development, sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, HIV and gender equality

Total Spending:

$742591

Implemented by:

UNFPA $280200 (38%) Gov $462391 (62%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (14%)
Non-core Resources (86%)

Population dynamics

Increased availability of evidence through cutting-edge in-depth analysis on population dynamics, sexual and reproductive health, HIV and their linkages to povert

UNFPA Dominican Republic Country Programme Action Plan

The results featured here are only a selection of key results in line with strategic plan 2014-17 indicators. The selection does not reflect the full picture of all results achieved during the strategic plan cycle by UNFPA programme countries.

The source of data for most country level indicators is the UNFPA country annual reports for 2014-2017, unless stated otherwise

Results featured are cumulative - i.e., achieved between the 2014 and 2017 timeframe, and reflect the net situation, true as of the year selected

Majority of the results are captured from 127 UNFPA programme countries

Indicators that are marked ‘not achieved’ could imply any of the following conditions:

The country may have achieved the result without the support of UNFPA

The country has not targeted the given indicator during the 2014-2017 period

UNFPA is supporting this area of work, but the result has not yet been achieved

Number of countries that developed midwifery workforce policies based on international standards: Baseline data not available

Number of fistula repair surgeries supported: Baseline data not available

Number of countries that implemented at least 8 out of the UNFPA 10-step strategic-approach to comprehensive condom programming: Results achieved in 2014-2016 only

Number of countries that have capacity to implement the Minimum Initial Service Package at the onset of a crisis: UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator; the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) is a series of crucial actions required to respond to reproductive health needs at the onset of every humanitarian crisis. View here for more information on MISP

Percentage of countries affected by humanitarian crises that have functioning inter-agency gender-based violence coordination body as a result of UNFPA guidance and leadership: Baseline data not available

Number of countries that established comprehensive plan to report on UNFPA-supported Sustainable Development Goal indicators: Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available

Number of countries that established online national population data platforms that are publicly accessible by users: : Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available

Number of countries in which the capacity of national statistical authorities was developed to analyse and use disaggregated data on adolescent and youth: Baseline data not available; UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator

Number of countries that generated and used sub-national estimates of population, health and social data: Baseline data not available

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